Paul, do you know what species they had there and what proportions of each?
I would guess plenty of Rufous, but curious about Black-chinned and
Broad-tailed.
Tom Crabtree
From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Paul Sullivan
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 4:02 PM
To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [obol] Re: Hummingbird feeders: if you build it they will come (out
of area)
Years ago there was a retired couple (now passed away) who had a place
called "Hummingbird Haven" near m.p. 80 on Hwy 12 east of Lewiston, ID, on
the way to Missoula. They had feeders on their back porch, clothes line,
fence, and garage. They went through large sacks of sugar each summer. To
stand on their back porch was like standing in a beehive.
Paul Sullivan
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Subject: Hummingbird feeders: if you build it they will come (out of area)
Date: Wed Feb 3 2016 14:04 pm
From: lindajthurmes AT hotmail.com
Posting an email I received per request:
HI Linda, I lived in southern Arizona in Tucson and of course, that entire
area is known for its many species as well as numbers of the little hummers.
There was a gentleman named Jessie who lived on the border of Az and Mexico.
When he moved into his home he had no hummers - then one day one appeared
and another. So Jessie bought feeders and put them up. Within a few years
Jessie (and these were Tucson Audubon biggies figures) had during migration
10,000 hummers and had up toward the end of migration 125 feeders he had
more during the peak. He has been written up in the Tucson paper several
times and of course Audubon recognized him. I say recognized him because he
has passed away. During migration he had all his relatives from other
states come to help feed, because it was a full time job during the day
light hrs. There is a formula to figure out numbers of birds that come to
the feeder, and he excepted donations to buy sugar from anyone he was not a
wealthy man. So ever little bit helped. Now, you ask yourself why so many.
He was on the flyway for the hummers - probably not originally, but those
flyways can vary a little according to the food source so he was the lucky
one. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Jessie for some time and
he was a delight. I often think about Jessie and whatever happened to all
his little hummers.
Linda I do not post to OBOL I would love for you to post if this is possible
it is such a delightful story.
Thank You
Nancy Edwards
Depoe Bay
